See also: ن ف س

Arabic edit

Root
ن ق ش (n-q-š)

Verb edit

نَقَشَ (naqaša) I, non-past يَنْقُشُ‎ (yanqušu)

  1. to emboss
    1. to variegate, to give different colours, to decorate, to embellish
    2. to engrave, to carve, to inscribe, to scratch, to peck, vel sim.
  2. to extract, to draw out, to pull out
    Synonym: اِنْتَقَشَ (intaqaša)

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

نَقَّشَ (naqqaša) II, non-past يُنَقِّشُ‎ (yunaqqišu)

  1. synonym of نَقَشَ (naqaša)

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

نَقْش (naqšm

  1. verbal noun of نَقَشَ (naqaša) (form I)

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Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic نَقْش (naqš, engraving, variegation).

Noun edit

نقش (nakş or nakış)

  1. painting, an artwork done with the use of paint, especially on walls
    Synonym: رسم (resim)
  2. embroidery, the ornamentation of fabric using needlework

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Further reading edit

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic نَقْش (naqš).

Pronunciation edit

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Readings
Classical reading? naqš
Dari reading? naqš
Iranian reading? nağš
Tajik reading? naqš

Noun edit

نقش (naqš) (plural نقش‌ها (naqš-hâ) or نقوش (noquš))

  1. role; part
    نقش‌های جنسیتیnaqš-hâ-ye jensiyatigender roles
    نقش مهمیnaqš-e mohemmian important role
  2. role (of an actor)
    نقش او در این فیلمnaqš-e u dar in filmhis role in this film
  3. drawing; painting; image
    میدان نقش جهانmeydân-e naqš-e jahânNaqsh-e Jahan Square (literally, “Image of the World Square”)
  4. impression; trace
  5. design; plan
  6. (chiefly gambling) luck

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